Pouring a magenta liquid into a test tube over a bunsen burner, Alphys wasn't focusing on what she was doing. She wasn't thinking about science at all. She was thinking about her fiancee, Undyne, and what was happening the next day. Namely, their wedding. The magenta liquid turned turquoise, and steamed, which was the expected phenomenon. Writing down the results, Alphys looked up to the giant anime poster, looking for inspiration from Kissie Cutie Mew Mew. She sighed. She texted Undyne, almost done with work. All ready? She posted on her UnderNet, getting ready for my wedding! *squee* she walked to the fridge, putting the now-turquoise liquid into it. Reaching above the fridge and grabbed a package of ramen noodles, she grabbed the ever-boiling kettle off the stove and poured it into the package. She sat down, staring back at the poster on her wall.
Her phone buzzed with a text from Undyne. All ready, baby. Meet you at Grillby's II? Pap wants to go out. She replied, sure! Almost done here. She put her uneaten ramen regretfully into the fridge and took off her stained lab coat, replacing it with a brown sweater. Looking in the mirror, (despite everything...) and grabbing her keys, she walked out the door, locking it as she went.
She liked her new lab enough, but it was nothing like her old one. Sure, she brought all her books, posters, and test tubes, but still. The human world seemed very different, with so many people (even though Alphys had never been out of New New Home, or New Jersey as the Americans still called it). There were hardly any humans in NNH, and most of the state was taken up by School (toriel's school. Named, of course, by Asgore). She walked the couple of blocks to Grillby's II, which, although still run by Grillby, was just not the same. He had gotten into vegan and raw food, so it just wasn't the junk food joint it used to be.
She opened the door, hearing the bell jingle, and saw Undyne and Papyrus getting into an intense arm wrestling match. As Undyne beat Papyrus, their combined laughter was too much to watch and Alphys walked over.
"HEY ALPHYS! HOW MUCH WORK DID YOU GET DONE?" yelled Papyrus.
"Lots, actually. T-t-thanks for asking." Alphys sat down next to Undyne and took her hand.
"YOU GUYS ARE SO CUTE! I WISH I HAD SOME WHO WOULD LOOK AT ME THE SAME WAY MY BROTHER LOOKS AT A BOTTLE OF KETCHUP!"
"Really, Pap? You and Mettaton are practically a couple already." muttered Undyne good-naturedly. Alphys and Undyne were very large Papyton shippers. They often spent a lot of time teasing Papyrus about it, but they really didn't see MTT at all, him being a cultural phenomenon and all. "Is Sans coming?" asked Undyne with a toothy grin. Papyrus sighed and said "NOPE. HE AND TORIEL ARE ON A 'DATE.'" Undyne guffawed, and Alphys literally "squeed", leaning on Undyne to keep herself from falling over. Pap looked confused. Undyne's laughing disappeared and she said "But seriously, Pap. We worry about you."
"Don't you worry about me, I think Mettaton is warming up to me."